Toronto weather: freezing rain, power outages plague southern Ontario

Freezing rain played havoc with the morning commute in much of south-central Ontario, while hydro crews worked to repair multiple power outages.

Environment Canada issued freezing rain warnings for many areas but by 9 a.m. had ended its warning for the Toronto area.

Multiple power outages

Hydro One, meanwhile, has been coping with weather-related power outages affecting more than 15,000 customers northwest of the Toronto area.

The outages include about 4,900 customers in the Dundalk-Shelburne areas, 3,200 near Orangeville and 2,200 in the Fergus region. Hydro One hopes to have most power restored before noon. Other multiple outages were reported in areas east and west of Toronto.

The outages include about 4,900 customers in the Dundalk-Shelburne areas, 3,200 near Orangeville and 2,200 in the Fergus region. Hydro One hopes to have most power restored before noon. Other multiple outages were reported in areas east and west of Toronto.

The Durham District School Board and Durham Catholic District School Board have cancelled all school buses north of Highway 7 and school buses are cancelled in parts of Halton Region for both the public and Catholic boards and the French Catholic Board, CSDCCS.

In Toronto, the Toronto District School Board reported all buses were operating as normal.

In Guelph, police responded to about two dozen calls overnight involving potentially dangerous situations caused by the storm, including fallen trees and downed hydro wires. Hydro crews and police continued working this morning to deal with the problems.